Dance Wand
Sword (uncertain)
AF2045
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2045 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Dance wand topped with double/janus standing figure (back to back) at each end, shaft between figures are rectangular link possitioned in alternating directions. Blade with guilloche pattern. |
| Length | 87.7 cm |
| Width | 3.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 25579 - Dealer's Number |
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